Ranks of Bronze
1986 science fiction novel by David Drake
0-671-65568-X (Paperback edition 1986) ISBN 0-671-31833-0 (Paperback edition 2001)Ranks of Bronze is a science fiction novel by American writer David Drake.
Plot summary
A defeated Roman legion is sold into slavery to alien traders seeking low tech soldiers to be used in conflicts to secure trading rights on alien planets.[1] Their new masters soon learn that the Romans are the best low tech fighters that can be found.[1] Given their worth as soldiers and success on the battlefield, the Romans' alien masters provide them with everything, including near immortality.[1] However, the Romans want only one thing, and that is to go home.[1]
Sequels
- Foreign Legions (2002) short stories edited by Drake
- The Excalibur Alternative (2002), David Weber
Release details
- Paperback edition 1986 ISBN 0-671-65568-X
- Paperback edition 2001 ISBN 0-671-31833-0
References
- ^ a b c d chapters.indigo.com Archived 2013-01-01 at archive.today
External links
- scifi-fantasy-info.com, David drake bibliography
- david-drake.com, Author's publication list
- v
- t
- e
Works by David Drake
(with Janet Morris)
- ARC Riders (1995)
(with Eric Flint)
- An Oblique Approach (1998)
- In the Heart of Darkness (1998)
- Destiny's Shield (1999)
- Fortune's Stroke (2000)
- The Tide of Victory (2001)
- The Dance of Time (2006
- The War Machine (1989) (with Roger MacBride Allen)
S. M. Stirling
and others)
- The Forge (1991)
- The Hammer (1992)
- The Anvil (1993)
- The Steel (1993)
- The Sword (1995)
- The Chosen (1996)
- The Reformer (1999)
- The Tyrant (2002)
- The Heretic (2013)
- The Savior (2014)
- Hammer's Slammers (1979)
- Explorers in Hell (1989) (with Janet Morris)
- Queen of Demons (1998)
- Servant of the Dragon (1999)
- The Gods Return (2008)
- Northworld (1990)
- With the Lightnings (1998)
- The Dragon Lord (1979)
- The Forlorn Hope (1984)
- Birds of Prey (1984)
- Ranks of Bronze (1986)
- "To Bring the Light" (1996)
- Lacey and His Friends (1986)
edited
- The World Turned Upside Down (2005) (with Eric Flint and Jim Baen)